Telegram-herald., 1887-10-01
NArIoNALpANeER

nous railroad subsidies, the immense tracts
in the West being sebblsd up by foreign
syntacAtes and princeiy spectators. together
American citizen must soon be without an
option Of . homestesd for himself or his
children. Already the larger part OF our
pest agricultural and grazing lands are held
ers.
This is no eTzggeraiion. but q startling
condition Of affairs, demanding public al
tention. IL is problem challenging the
wisdom OF the patriot and the statesman
alike.
With the exception Of China lfguraiively
fenced an by her mighty walls 40 great
nation lin modern times, st least has ever
blockAded her shores against immigrants.
But nobody wants TO 20 10 China TO live.
and the same is true of sii the leading
countries OF Europe. Who ever heard
OF citizens Of the United States emigrating
10 England, Ireland, Scotland. Russia,
Germany, or the smaller principslites of
the East-despotsms which are spawning
their paupers upon American shores
Hence these nations need no protection"
Nulttndes are fleeing from them, but none
are rushing to them.
Now, this whole subject has two sidss-
like nearly all questions. On the one
hand II Is claimed that the countries are
Obliged to swarm" the same 50 hive Of
bees that becomes over crowded; and that
the patriotism and vast territories OF our
Republic properly open their arms 10 these
homeless pilgTims. We are "A refuge 10 the
down-trodden ana oppressed of the whole
world"-that is the way they put It. Uncle
Sam is big enough TO give them ali a farm,
etc.
1t is farther claimed that each immigrant
is al added power and wealth TO our
country; and this, though he came to
US without dollar, and be
clothed in rags and covered with YER
mini He has muscles and brains, ssnd
they develop money. Just such foreign
citizens. they say. have built our railroads,
dug our canals. laid the bricks in our
palaces and blocks. and brought wealth and
abundance from the soil. Each immi-
grant is worth a thousand dollars 10 our
nation, and twice that il he bring a wife
aud a score of children with himl Ii il
like the importation ofstock, valued at SO
much head 20 the county.
More than this. IL Is held that this
swarming multitude from the old world.
has as good a right TO land upon these
shores as our Pilgrim fathers had; and that
We would class ourselves with heathen
Chinese. should we barricade our sea-
boards agsinst them.
On the other side are statesmen and
patriots who insist that the docking of
paupere, anarchists, refugees aud reneeades
into the United States, imperis the
very existence OF our republic They hold
that We have just as sound right (by APP
propriate iegislation). 10 repel the mighty
food OF immigration sweeping upon our
shores, as stock company would have to
limit iie membership: aud that, at the pres
ent rate OF foreign Invasion" from fifteen
to fifty thousands monthly, the Govern
ment must soon lose its Republican form
and Drift or revolutonize itself into des-
potism-and this by the power and will OF
an imported majority.
Ii Is claimed tnat Americsnized foreign
ers, but who still hold to foreign. despotic
and revolutionary views. already hold the
balance of political power in several OF our
States. and that their acquisition at the
alarming rate OF something ike a half q
million a year, together with their prolific
increase, will soon throw the reins Of the
Nation into their hands.
or course old-time immigration settled
this country. After Spain discovered North
America, lIf Columbus really didl, pilgrims
from half dozen European lands fiocked
over here. and after saying their prayers.
fought, ssindled and stole the country
from the Indians. The pie Of a newly dis
covered continent was big one. and
England, France. Holland and so on, all
promptly had their fingers into IL.
Then came grand combination and con-
spirscy-s rebellion. and the Revolution
of 1875. The Old country was fought and
whipped by ber children, a noble, patriotic
lot, but wholly mongrel as TO nationality.
Then We this ~. our fathers. set up na-
tonal housekeeping for ourselves Al
though mostly English and Irish, We
called ourselves Americans, and a. such or
gsnszed the United States. II was Uncle
Sam's' farm. They boxsed and worked il.
1t vas our ship Of sts,e. with Yankee
for both of GERS and crew. II was GOV.
ernment stock company. With The whole
world invited TO membership. The stock
was our territory. vateTed only bv the
mighty oceans and the rivers End our char.
ter came from Goi--lbe Declaration of In
dependence
Along VIII The Constitut OF came tbe elor-
ions confederation of Ssafes-fhe national
Eplunbus num Of today. We are great
republic. composed q N enormous family.
and inciudlnE hundreds Of thousands 81
adopted children.
Why i0user enisrgs tie nstional house
bold by iu4porfaficn5 co8nfry can be
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farm. Americas table nav rot
b fall bat let the vAcsnf
seats remain for or children
Oar Republic sbou.d rr0Fi9s fof its IN
born generations s-ssvs fsf every son of
beorre Washington sr8 Patrick Henfv a
nouesfssa 20 bvs spon Auerics IL not
VooThouse nor eheld she ieneeT reraain
a. asylum for .aropezn rs8pefs and vags-
bonds
let su smtsre7 he put mon imr1 .ers-
ton Ihe Government bo1aesses1 ne@aa
10 raere ferels1 iay9rtrs. oar population
wiI saHs5snfr lnerasse T1th5ai innrrerts-
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